خصم ḵẖaṣm A s. m. 1. An enemy, antagonist. 2. ¶ ḵẖaṣam, A husband. خصم والي ḵẖaṣam-wālī, adj. f. A woman whose husband is alive. A. P. خصمانه ḵẖaṣm-āna, adv. Like a good hus- band, economically, with attention to domestick affairs.

خليل ḵẖalīl A s. m. A friend; the friend (of God), Abraham.

خرپزه ḵẖarpuza P s. m. A muskmelon.

خواست ḵẖẉāst P (from خواستن) s. f. Desire, wish, request. خواستگار ḵẖẉāst-gār, s. m. Can- didate, competitor, bidder. خواستگاري ḵẖẉāst- gār-ī, s. f. Competition, candidateship, desire.

خط ḵẖat̤t̤ A (Ch. To dig, to engrave) s. m. 1. A letter, epistle. 2. A line, lineament. 3. Writing, handwriting, chirography. 4. Mus- taches, beard, youthful beard or down on the face. (Plur. خط وط). خط استوا ḵẖat̤t̤-i-istiwā or خط اعتدال ḵẖat̤t̤-i-iﻌtidāl, The equator. خط آنا يا نکلنا ḵẖat̤t̤-ānā or -nikalnā, To appear (the beard). خط بنانا يا بنوانا ḵẖat̤t̤-banānā or -ban- wānā, To shave the beard. خط جدي ḵẖat̤t̤-i-jadī, The tropick of Capricorn. خط سرطان ḵẖat̤t̤-i-sarat̤ān, The tropick of Cancer. خط شعاعي ḵẖat̤t̤-i-shuʼāﻌ-īﻌ, A ray of the sun; also, the name of a kind of writing. خط عمود ḵẖat̤t̤-i-aﻌmūd, A perpendicular line. خط کتابت ḵẖat̤t̤- -i-kitābat, Correspondence. خط گلذار ḵẖat̤t̤-i-gulẕār, A kind of flourished hand writing. خط متوازي ḵẖat̤t̤-i-mutawāzī, A parallel line. خط مستدير ḵẖat̤t̤-ī-mustadīr, A circular line.

خسوف ḵẖusūf A (from خسف) s. m. An eclipse of the moon.

خورده ḵẖụrda P (contracted خورد ḵẖụrd) part. pass. (of خوردن) 1. Eaten, taken, having eaten or taken. 2. (adjectively) Afflicted. 3. s. m. A blemish. خورده بين ḵẖụrda-bīn, s. m. A caviller, a criticiser. خورده پکڙنا ḵẖụrda pakaṛr- nā, To criticise. خورده فروش ḵẖụrda-farosh, s. m. A retailer, a huckster. خورده فروشي کرنا ḵẖụrda-farosh-ī karnā, To retail. خورده کرنا ḵẖụrda karnā, To change money. خورده گير ḵẖụrda-gīr, A criticiser, caviller.

خليده ḵẖalīda P (part. pass. of خليدن) adj. Pricked, pierced.

خوري ḵẖụr-ī P in compos. s. f. Eating, enduring.

خريت ḵẖar-īyat P. s. f. Asinine quality, stupi- dity.